NU Online News Service, June 16, 12:43 p.m. EDT

Global reinsurance capital declined by more than 6 percent in the first quarter of this year, as insurers faced a host of issues including insured catastrophe losses, says Aon Benfield.

In its report, "The Aon Benfield Aggregate—Three Months Ended March 31, 2011," the reinsurance broker says global reinsurance capital fell by 6.4 percent, or $30 billion, to $440 billion from the end of 2010.

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